Malaysia overcome Vietnam at Hassanal Bolkiah tournament

Malaysia yesterday beat Viet Nam 2-0 in the second round match of the Hassanal Bolkiah ASEAN U-22 Football Championships in Brunei.

Both goals were scored in the first 15 minutes of the second half at the Berakas Sports Complex.

Defending champions Indonesia were trounced 1-3 by hosts Brunei in another match at the same time in the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium.

In an earlier match of the group, Singapore lost 1-3 to Cambodia.

After two matches, Cambodia jumps to the top of Group B's ranking with six points. Malaysia comes second with four points followed by Viet Nam, on three.

In the next fixtures tomorrow, Viet Nam will play Indonesia, while Malaysia will meet Cambodia and Singapore will face the hosts.

Vietnamese men’s team places 17th at Chess Olympiad 2014

The Vietnamese men’s chess team has moved up 15 notches to 17th place at the 2014 Chess Olympiad taking place in the Norwegian city of Tromso after defeating Peru 3.5-0.5 in the ninth round on August 12.

Le Quang Liem drew with Granda Zuniga Julio while his teammates Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, Nguyen Duc Hoa and Nguyen Van Huy beat their Peruvian competitors.

Meanwhile, the Vietnamese female team was defeated by Romania 1.5-2.5 and ranked 18th at the tournament.

Vietnam wins eighth game at 41st Chess Olympiad

Vietnamese women on August 10 defeated Iran 2.5-1.5 in the eighth game of the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway.

Luong Phuong Hanh won her game, while Pham Le Thao Nguyen, Hoang Thi Bao Tram and Nguyen Thi Mai Hung drew their games, pushing Vietnam to the 10th place in the ranking. They now have five points, three less than Russia, the leading team.

Vietnam will next play Romania who are placed eighth.

On the men's side, Vietnam defeated Iran 3-1.

Grandmaster Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son was the only unbeaten master of the team. Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy won their games, while Nguyen Van Huy was the only Vietnamese player to suffer a defeat. They are now placed No 26 after four wins, three draws and one loss.

The Vietnamese men play Peru in the next game.

The Vietnamese team at the 2014 Chess Olympiad, which takes place in Tromso from August 1 to 14, is led by International Grandmaster Le Quang Liem.

The reigning world champion, Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, also competes in this Chess Olympiad, one of the world's largest chess events, which is valued at almost 2 million USD.

Athletes set to compete in Mekong Delta Cycling Tour 2014

More than 100 cyclists from 19 teams nationwide will compete in the Mekong Delta Cycling Tour for the An Giang Plant Protection Cup this month.

The 23rd tour will go through 13 provinces in the Mekong Delta, with eight stages spanning over 781km.

The tour will begin at the Ba Son Shipyard in HCM City on Thursday and finish in Can Tho six days later.

The tour is a warm-up for members of the national men's cycling team such as Mai Nguyen Hung, Le Van Duan, Bui Minh Thuy, Nguyen Thanh Tam and Trinh Duc Tam in preparation of the 17th ASIAD in South Korea this September.